Questions tagged [meetings]

Events at work often involving others. There can be meetings for one's team, a department, a 1:1 with a manager or 1:1 with a subordinate if applicable. Questions here will usually revolve around handling meetings in terms of schedule, etiquette and other issues.

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How to prepare a lecture? [closed]

How should I plan an oral, technical presentation to colleagues? It will be my first. If I started to just record myself at home, begin to talk and see what happens ... that would be experimental, and ...
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How not to tear up when coworker talks about why she had an unplanned absence

A lady I work with had a family tragedy that caused her an unexpected leave of absence. As a result some of the company's procedures were changed so that in case someone is unexpectedly not able to ...
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Should I give my new manager a copy of my resume in a one on one meeting?

I work in the US. The company encourages employees to initiate one on one monthly meetings with your manager. The goal is to have regular discussions and for your work progress to be documented over ...
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How to avoid inappropriate questions during town halls?

I recently took over managing an organization in a mid-size company. From what people have told me, the organization felt really intimidated asking questions to my predecessor. To fix this, I've ...
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Meeting was rescheduled but I didn't receive an invite

A meeting needed to be rescheduled due to someone not being able to make it. There was discussion of a specific time, as if an invite was to be sent out. I didn't receive it. It could be an oversight ...
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What is the standard notice period needed to modify the agenda of an AGM?

My company is holding an annual general meeting (AGM) for its members. Is there a standard notice period required for a member to put a matter onto the AGM? We have a member requesting that an item ...
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Accurate way to calculate the impact of X hours of meetings a day on an individual's "deep thinking" time available?

I'm concerned about my team's ability to find and protect their time for deep thinking/working. Much of what they are being asked to produce requires deep thinking, research, and writing time. Things ...
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What do you use for personal note-taking at work? [closed]

I want to transition away from using my handwritten notebook to maintain personal note-taking and record keeping for projects, meetings, and just my progress notes/thoughts on things. Main problems ...
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Particular religious festivities that are occuring highlighted during a whole company meeting. Should I highlight this?

During a whole company meeting, in the first half of this year, there was an occasion in which two members of the company, one Jewish and the other Muslim, gave an overview of Passover and Eid, ...
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Blamed in front of coworkers for "skipping hierarchy"

I am a newbie tech worker in my first job at a small startup. I love it. Everyone has been very nice to me up until now, and I feel like I am very appreciated for bringing new ideas/solutions to the ...
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How should I deal with coworkers not respecting my blocking off time in my calendar for work?

I regularly block off 1-3 hours of empty space in my work calendar to work undisturbed. Very few other people I work with do this. Anyone can see anyone else's calendar, so my coworkers often add me ...
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How do I broach the subject of cost of living with my boss?

I work full time for a state college in the USA. I like my job, and I have a positive relationship with my boss. My landlord is asking me to renew my lease, and rent is going up by 25%. I am slated ...
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What to say during a group evolution meeting

My startup company is trying something new. They are planning their first 'group evolution meeting'. We would have to answer two questions for each member of the DevOps team. What is he or she very ...
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How do I communicate to my boss that meeting scope creep is out of control?

I am in the USA. My team is completely work from home. My boss likes to "cross train", "collaborate" or "see what you're working on" and frequently demands the team ...
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How to suggest recording meetings that include training?

I recently started a new job. Most people work remotely. Often times we have a meeting with screen sharing where the presenter demonstrates how to do something. Mostly this is because I am being ...
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Productivity of group meetings with people with different personality types

I recently was running a small group meeting with 4-5 different people - developers, product, business, etc. The point of the meeting was broad open ended discussion about a new product. The product ...
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Are regular 1:1 meetings really that important?

Are regular 1:1 meetings really that important ? I guess that for many people the answer is, of course. But I have been working for a Beijing local company for 11 years, managing a team around 10 ...
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Should I explain it is not retaliation?

Context: My team leader, with hierarchical and project responsibilities, has problems with my team. To be clear and concise, most of the team is jealous of one, namely Bob. Because Bob is often ...
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Make it not optional (or personal choice) to turn on camera during online meetings while working from home [closed]

I could list a whole list of reasons but I won't, and because I actually had the opposite question that I wanted to ask to this question: Make it mandatory to turn camera on in video meetings at work? ...
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Is it common that people lose interest in attending company annual meeting after being with the company for several years?

I have been in the software industry for 20 years and with my current employer for 10 years. The company annual meetings I have experienced are basically the same. The boss gives some pep talk; review ...
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Is it frowned upon to not show your face during virtual meetings? [closed]

Is it frowned upon to not show your face during virtual meetings? Or does it depend on the company culture?
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Why do some people insist on creating a meeting, then send a URL — rather than simply clicking on the "Call" button?

My corporation uses Microsoft Teams. If someone wants to schmooze with me — especially if it is 1 on 1 — I ask them to click the "Call" button at the agreed time and date. See screenshot ...
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Unintentionally on camera in a recorded meeting - want to be edited out [closed]

I attended a company Teams meeting for training that was being recorded and after a few minutes accidentally turned on my camera and was unaware. Needless to say, it's unflattering! I looked rather ...
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How to keep disagreements healthy as a leader? [closed]

In my meetings, disagreements tend to be quite unhealthy from my point of view. They don't become toxic or offensive at all, but you can just feel the environment charging up a bit. Therefore, I am ...
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What's the proper etiquette when joining an audio conference where people are already talking?

Multiple times I've joined an audio-only Microsoft Teams meeting (on time) where people were already talking. I feel like it would be rude to talk over them to say "hello", like it's going ...
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Meeting was getting extended regularly: discussion turned to conflict

Our team meets everyday at standup to discuss about the updates from yesterday and plan the day. However, we have a problem that the standup which is scheduled for 30 mins almost always extends to 2 ...
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What can I say as a response to a rescheduled meeting by client?

I requested a client to reschedule a meeting which we had arranged previously via email, I apologized for the inconvenience as well and they sent me below reply email: No inconvenience at all. We ...
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A peer "gives" me tasks in public and makes it look like I work for him

Summary: I have a manager "Alan". "Bob" is not my manager but during meetings he often gives me tasks and talks about his participation in my work. I feel uncomfortable but my ...
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CEO yawns at presentation [closed]

The ceo got us all pumped up to come up with a strategy for a new product. When my department presented and I started speaking he walked out to get something. Then when my team presented he yawned a ...
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Rude to ask if meeting is mandatory?

Someone from upper management that I don't work with emailed me to schedule meeting. Is it rude to ask if the meeting is mandatory or should I just go ahead and give my available time. I'm not busy ...
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People reacting with anger to my trying to get rid of meetings that should be emails

I'm invited to a lot of "meetings that should be emails". I'm currently doing a lot of unpaid overtime because of, among others, that. I have a list of tasks to complete. In a typical ...
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A way to fight back the meeting-bongo, how dangerous is this idea?

Last week I had 40 work hours and about 25 of it were spent in various meetings, talks, and so on. This has become commonplace and I think it is time to fight back. I think the company needs think a ...
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How do I apologize for feeling sick and missing a meeting?

I am an intern a part-time software engineer in a company. I did not feel well the night before, I overslept accidentally and missed a meeting, where 5 of us want to write a business plan, the ...
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What are your biggest productivity vampires as a developer? [closed]

Curious to hear from my fellow developers as to what the biggest drains on your time are that take you away from doing productive work.
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Dealing with Executive who is always late

What is the best way to deal with a sr manager head of a department who is always late to my meetings? Should I start the meeting without him?
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Is it unprofessional to send meeting invites on weekends/holidays?

I had to schedule meeting for Monday but for some reason or the other it I couldn't finish work on Friday and therefore I wasn't sure if I should schedule meeting on Monday. But on weekend I worked ...
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How to prepare for a first time meeting in a new role

I'm starting a new role as a development team lead in a large American corporate software development firm. Over the course of my first week, I'll be introducing myself to various stakeholders. During ...
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How to deal with time planning dispute

I am a software developer who is creating integrations services between the ERP system of our customers and our system (dataflow happens via XML and webservices). I am doing this for around 4-5 years ...
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Manager wants me to raise concerns/issues at one-on-ones, but I usually have no concerns. How should I improve my approach to these meetings?

Background: I'm a senior developer at my company and have been there for several years. I get along well with my coworkers and truly love my work. During my annual reviews, my manager has praised me ...
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How to propose alternate strategy before meeting

My team is meeting later this work to discuss how to build a new component for our software system to handle a new business problem we are facing. I don't believe this new component is required and ...
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How can I tell my boss he has poor video meeting manners? [closed]

My boss loves scheduling long, pointless video meetings. This is bad enough, but it's made worse by his poor manners and ridiculous rules. He doesn't like it when people mute their mic or use ...
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How can I deal with team members messaging in group chat (possibly about me) during virtual meetings?

Recently I am experiencing an awkward situation with my team. We are 10 people, divided in three micro areas. I have daily contact with my direct supervisor and one colleague and we work really well ...
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Should I start a weekly one-on-one meeting with my boss?

I read from this article: One-On-One Meetings – Why They’re Important to You and Your Team that one on one meetings are important for a team, but we don't have such a convention. We have weekly ...
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Agreeing without really agreeing

I've had many more phonecons in the past year than usual, and I'm noticing that in meetings with more than a few people, that a person will say that they agree with whomever spoke immediately before ...
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How to refuse constant outside-office-hours meetings politely? [closed]

We are always required to attend meetings outside office hours without any compensation. Usually, our employers are unwilling to convene meetings during office hours because it would reduce our ...
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How to deal with colleagues who schedule meeting and join late

There is this colleague who would schedule 15-30 minutes meeting and join themselves like 10-15 minutes late (I am the only attendee). It has happened on several occasion and I have ignored it but now ...
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How do I improve in my role as liaison between engineering and customer support/sales?

Some context: I started working at a startup with 8 employees as a mid level developer about 3 months ago. One of the responsibilities I was tasked with is facilitating communication with our product ...
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Best way to schedule meetings with mix of internal and external people

I am required to send a VP and a CEO of a company an email to schedule a meeting with them, however I must also include 2 internal managers in this meeting. I can check the availability of these 2 ...
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Realistically, how do I recover from a zoom screen share mishap?

I haven't seen any other questions to this effect. With COVID and the normalisation of working from home, there would increase of Zoom/conference call mishaps, such as Jeffrey Toobin exposing himself ...
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Dealing with coworker who requests video on zoom

I have a particular coworker who always requests video when on a zoom call. This isn't ideal for me because I live in a tiny studio and don't have a fancy bookcase backdrop like him. My background is ...
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